The Navarrese side, which was without a team, confirms in a video on its networks that the knee “no longer gives” and he is withdrawing from professional football
Nacho Monreal announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday in an emotional video on his personal Instagram account. The Navarrese left-back, who was without a team after his contract with Real Sociedad this summer, has been forced to hang up his boots due to recurring problems with his right knee that have left him off the field for the entirety of last season. Said physical problems predicted he could face his final year as a professional player, although it wasn’t official until this morning.
Monreal has been important wherever he has been. Since joining Real in 2019 for a symbolic prize from Arsenal, he has brought experience in a very young team and in a project that had only just begun. He played 69 games dressed as a txuri-urdin, took over from left-back since his arrival – scoring a goal on his debut – and was a key player in winning the cup title and two consecutive European appearances.
Before that, Nacho Monreal made his debut in Osasuna as a professional player until 2011 when Málaga signed him to play in the Champions League. His longest leg was with England’s Arsenal, where he played seven seasons. There he won three FA Cups and three other Super Cups. In total, he leaves football behind with 516 club matches and 22 absolute caps.
Source: La Verdad
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